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Black Jack

Also known as Black Jack.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

Among adult readers in Japan Black Jack is Osamu Tezuka’s most popular achievement, and perhaps the most close to the creator’s heart, as Tezuka considered entering the medical field—majoring in medicine in college—before devoting his life to comics. Black Jack is a genius surgeon who never acquired his license due to his clashes with the medical establishment. He is hired out by anyone willing to pay his exorbitant rates and is perceived as a heartless rogue because of his enigmatic nature and antisocial manner. But as readers will soon discover, that is not the whole story.



Note: Won the 1st Kodansha Manga Award in the Shounen category in 1977.

Tags: Episodic , Male Protagonist , Medicine , Work , Ghost , Shounen , Philosophy , Tragedy , Meta

Nanairo Inko

Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery

Rainbow Parakeet is a genius actor and a fantastic mimic, but also a thief. He can act out any role to the best of his abilities, while robbing the richest members of the audience during his performances. His methods are a mystery, even to the detectives charged with apprehending him: Police Inspector Senri and his daughter, Police Detective Mariko Senri.



Tags: Crime , Police , Shounen , Acting

Odd Taxi

Also known as Odd Taxi.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery

Kodogawa is a humble cab driver. He has no relatives, doesn't get involved with other people, and is a slightly eccentric and quiet eccentric. His hobbies are rakugo, which he listens to before going to bed, and the radio, which he listens to while working. The only friends he has are his family doctor, Tsuyoshi, and a classmate from high school, Kakihana. He carries all sorts of peculiar customers. Kabasawa, a university student who wants to get famous, Shirakawa, a nurse who is hiding something, homo sapiens, a duo of unsuccessful comedians, Dob, a street thug, and Mystery Kiss, a successful idol... The conversations with these people, which seemed like nothing, eventually lead to a girl who has disappeared. Note: Includes 2 extra chapters.

Tags: Seinen , Urban , Animals , Cars , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Denpa , Tragedy , Idol , Yakuza , Crime , Anthropomorphism

Tarao Bannai Nanatsu no Kao wo Motsu Otoko

Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery

Based on the popular Japanese film series, Kazuo Koike and Shotaro Ishinomori's manga pays homage to Bannai Tarao, a famous detective who can take on seven different faces to catch and outwit his foe. Published after the success of Kazuo Koike's Lone Wolf and Cub, this manga tells the story of an aging Bannai Tarao desperately seeking a young and worthy man to become his successor.

Tags: Shounen